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Welding two pieces of Stainless Steel

Welding two pieces of Stainless Steel

Welding two pieces of Stainless Steel

(OP)
I have designed weld for two pieces of structural steel.
Now my boss is asking me to have those members Stainless steel, does this make any changes in size, length of weld or they stay the same?

RE: Welding two pieces of Stainless Steel

Sure it does, different materials means different allowable stresses, which means different load-carrying capability and different size welds. Also, a new WPS needs to be used as well as selection of a proper filler metal.

RE: Welding two pieces of Stainless Steel

(OP)
metengr (Materials,
Thank you for your response. May I ask what's WPS?

RE: Welding two pieces of Stainless Steel

go metengr - good luck. LOL !!

RE: Welding two pieces of Stainless Steel

SKJ25POL
Welding Procedure Specification, and get some professional help with welding.

RE: Welding two pieces of Stainless Steel

Another triumph for MBA bosses !!!!

MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer

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